September 2023

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by Brad Wight Where to start? Safe to say from both a running and a weather perspective it was a right mixed bag! All week the weather forecast was looking far from ideal for distance running. Brendan Foster wrote to runners saying “Sunday will not be a day for PB’s.” Well, what does he know? I’ve counted NINE personal bests in the results, and there may be more as some of our newer members registered without a club name. At the front end, starting

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by Meadow Winham It all started this morning, I woke up at 6:00 am, I was so looking forward for my run, so I got ready into my running shorts and my new Crook vest and set of with my Mam and Dad to Newcastle. This is my first Junior Great North Run as a crookette. When I got there my Mam and my Dad crossed the Millennium bridge, me and my Mam set off for our warm-up. We went past these funky

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by Rob Teasdale A decent turnout of 7 Crookites lined up to do business this morning in Middlesborough. This one was always one of the to do races on the calendar and a very popular one lap loop but since Covid it's changed hands in organisers and also had a route change. Although it's now been like this for a couple years this was my first go of running the new route. It was a pretty decent route with a few turns but completely

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by Keiron Day In the heart of Middlesbrough, on a sunny August day, The NYMAC Tom Wall Relays, came our way, Around the Stewart Park course, a mile in length, Finishing with a hill, which demanded great strength. A sold out event, over ninety teams took the field, Where running talents and determination, were revealed, Crook’s fabulous four teams, all took on the feat, Mixed A & B, Senior Ladies, and Male 200, they'd compete. Male 200, a blend of ages, determined and keen, Eighth place in their category, a

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by Alex Hird It was the final North East Track & Field meeting of the season on Sunday 27th, this time at the Gateshead International Stadium. Sam Etherington and myself were our only entrants, both in the mile. The weather was absolutely shocking. The track was covered in puddles. Not what you want to see when you're sat waiting for your race to be called. It's a shame because it was a day jam packed with events. Of the 17 seniors in the mile,